{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-3497","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 3497","heading":"Account as evidence of embezzlement","body":"Upon the trial of any indictment against any person for embezzling public money it shall be sufficient evidence, prima facie, for the purpose of showing a balance against such person, to produce a transcript from the books and proceedings of the Government Accountability Office.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 223—WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"2e22acafd7b769f4dfa01f253520f25ed572dead3323d4b39c6037e3c8eb259b","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-3496","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-3498"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}